These are the 10 US military bases still named after Confederate soldiersDaniel Brown
The president has broad authority to dictate administrative military policies such as leave, travel and health care. Lawsuits could still arise but might have a low chance of succeeding since there's no federal law mandating the abortion travel policy. Renaming bases after Co...
The U.S. military has occasionally pushed for its senior officers to become less parochial, perhaps by learning a foreign language, but to my knowledge proposals to that effect have never gained much traction. The U.S. military says it values education, but education often becomes a box-check...
The North Carolina base was originally named in 1918 for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles that contributed to the Confederacy’s downfall. Several military bases were...
On Wednesday, NASCAR, which has a fan base throughout Trump strongholds in the South, banned the Confederate flag from its races and venues. The announcement came shortly after the president said his administration would “not even consider” changing the name of 10 Army bases named for Confeder...
military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning. The move reflects an ongoing effort by the Pentagon to overturn the Biden administration’s 2023 decision to remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including for nine Army bases. But the ...
While the rams were built to engage Confederate ships, the Union purchased dozens of sidewheel and sternwheel flat-bottomed steamers for other duties on the rivers, such as patrols, fire support and transport escort. In their conversion to military service, the steamers were equipped with a lig...
(tĕk′səs) n. A structure on a river steamboat containing the pilothouse and the officers' quarters. [AfterTexas(from the fact that steamboat cabins were named after states and the officers' quarters were the largest).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Editio...
military bases that are named for Confederate leaders. EUROPE'S ORIGINAL SIN? In Britain, a statue of wartime leader Winston Churchill was scrawled with the words "was a racist" and obscene language during an anti-racist protest in central London on Sunday. Prime Min...